2006 ENnies Judge Voting Poll/Thread

[Xath]

There are other judges who are doing much better than their postcount, Notably Teflon Billy, Xath, and RavenHyde. With the first two may be a case of "Popularity" counting beyond "Visibility". (Ironically back in the begining I believe Teflon Billy was the "infamous" canidate.)

I'm popular?

 

[Conaill]

Just felt I needed to point out that being able to write a good review is *not* necessarily a reflection of how good someone would be at being an Ennies judge. Sure, it may increase visibility, and give voters more insight in your likes and dislikes. Plus the shher volume of reviews a person has written could be seen as a measure of that candidate's comittment to the community, breadth of knowledge of the field, and experience reviewing rpg material.

Not that I would want to discourage anyone from helping out writing reviews, but at this late moment in the game, I think the voting public might be better served with answers to a standardized questionaire.

For example:

- Fantasy or Modern/SciFi?

- High or low Fantasy?

- Crunch of Fluff?

- Anime or Photorealism?

- Name at least two Ennies winners or losers from the past two years that you feel were undeserved.

 

[Conaill]

I'm popular?

Amazing what some gencon pictures will do, innit?

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

On the off chance you enjoy doing this kind of stuff, would you mind doing two other correlation tests:
1. Posts per month (using the total posts and join date to calculate)
2. Reviews

I'm interested in seeing which of these three variables correlates most strongly to vote total.

Well I must enjoy it some, or else i wouldn't be doing it. I'll see if I can Maybe include some of what you are asking for with tomorows results.

Unfortunately I do have some other demands on my time (Like the gameday at my house in 2 weeks, and about 50 boxes I need to clear out my back room to fit the 4th game )

 

[Alzrius]

Not that I would want to discourage anyone from helping out writing reviews, but at this late moment in the game, I think the voting public might be better served with answers to a standardized questionaire.

Heck with that, let's ask them the hard-hitting questions:

- How do you feel about the reorganization of RPGnow into two interlinked sites (RPGnow and RPGnow Edge) and why?

- What is your opinion on how the prizes from last November's donation drive have yet to reach their donors?

- Do you think Wizards of the Coast adding guidelines for "good taste" in d20 products was helpful or harmful to the industry as a whole? Why?

- Is cover artwork with images that some might consider "risque" a smart business practice, or does it make the book awkward to purchase/be seen with?

- What do you feel is the best RPG game system and why? If d20, then what subset of d20 (Fantasy d20, Modern d20, M&M, BESM d20, etc.)?

 

[Ed Cha]

Just a personal comment:

The judges do a fine job every year of picking a diverse number of great products. The ENnies nominations make a great shopping list! I'm sure they'll do another fantastic job this year, too.

I just get so bummed because the fans seem to choose products from the same publishers year after year. I know a lot of the products that have been nominated, but didn't win were better than the ones which won because I own a lot of them.

This is NOT a knock on those publishers. They publish a lot of high-quality stuff. But is there any way to get more attention from the folks who visit EN World for the publishers outside of the two or three which seem to be their favorites? Ads, posts, press releases just can't seem to break the cycle. There are certainly some products that make it through, but I could swear that EN World is almost (emphasis on almost, I didn't say totally or anything like that) like a fan site for these few publishers, with only passing interest in others.

 

[Conaill]

- How do you feel about the reorganization of RPGnow into two interlinked sites (RPGnow and RPGnow Edge) and why?

- What is your opinion on how the prizes from last November's donation drive have yet to reach their donors?

- Do you think Wizards of the Coast adding guidelines for "good taste" in d20 products was helpful or harmful to the industry as a whole? Why?

- Is cover artwork with images that some might consider "risque" a smart business practice, or does it make the book awkward to purchase/be seen with?

- What do you feel is the best RPG game system and why? If d20, then what subset of d20 (Fantasy d20, Modern d20, M&M, BESM d20, etc.)?

Apart from that last one, I don't really see how these would be relevant to choosing Ennies Judges. Sure, one might have some curiosity about how the judges feel about these matters, but that won't tell you anything about how they are likely to vote on products.

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

Who, Me? I didn't say anything. And if I did I was kidding. Not to mention that....

Look over there a three headed monkey

 

[Conaill]

Where, where?

 

[Alzrius]

Apart from that last one, I don't really see how these would be relevant to choosing Ennies Judges. Sure, one might have some curiosity about how the judges feel about these matters, but that won't tell you anything about how they are likely to vote on products.

I said they were hard-hitting, I never said they were relevant. It's standard practice for elections.